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DESIGNATION Château Tour de Gilet Supérieur

VARIETY 60% , 15% , 5%

VINEYARD This 2 hectare estate is planted in the limestone soils of the Ludon-Medoc, a truly unique Bordeaux. The vineyaard consits of 60% Petit Verdot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Merlot with an average vine age of 20 years.

PROCESS Fermentation occurs in stainless and concrete vats with 3 pump overs a day for a 28 day maturation. The spends 12 months in French barrels (20% new each year). Bordeaux Supérieur Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux Supérieur, as the name suggests, promises TASTING Rich and vibrant aromas and flavors of dark berries to offer a superior version of Bordeaux AOC . (blackcurrant, blackberry) and hints of cherries. This is promised by the higher quality standards to Excellent balance and silky tannins. Medium-full body which viticulturists and vintners must adhere in order with fine-grained tannins and lots of ripe dark fruits to have Supérieur on their wine label. Its elevated echoing on the chewy finish. status is defined by the use of older vines, densely planted , required ripeness of fruit and natural sugar levels upon , lower harvest Château Tour de Gilet is in Ludon in the Haut Médoc, yields, and12-month minimum barrel aging home to 5th Growth Ch. La Lagune. The current requirement. chateau was built on the foundations of the ancient Abbey de Gilet, which dates from the 12th Century. At Just like all red Bordeaux wines—Bordeaux Supérieur that time the was already surrounded by wines can only be made from the six accepted grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet “jalles” or small criss-crossing drainage canals to Franc, Petit Verdot, and Carmenère. Wines help produce wines of higher quality. Today, made on the Left Bank of the Gironde River typically oenologist Claude Gaudin makes an extraordinary made with more Cabernet Sauvignon and those from wine at this small property, using techniques such as the Right Bank typically Merlot. dense planting in the vineyard and green harvesting to lower the yield, sorting at the harvest and very making for maximum expression of the fruit.

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